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Crele Orpington Chickens

We have sourced crele Orpington’s from the few private flocks across the country and through strict selection of offspring we now have a very strong group in this colour.

We had a very successful season in 2013 consolidating this colour ,as well as acquiring the breeding group from Leon Haylock at LPH poultry. This was another top quality group, and I believe we now have the largest breeding group in the country.

We will run three groups this year to make sure fertility is good and hopefully this wonderful colour can be consolidated across the country!!!

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Crele Orpington Chicken Photos

Further information

Crele orpingtons were first created in Denmark form partridge and cuckoo parentage.This colour was introduced to the Uk by David Pownall, but most examples have now been diluted by poor breeding. My group however have received very favourable comments from some of the country’s top breeders, including David Pownall who now no longer runs the colour himself.

COCKEREL PLUMAGE: Barred very light grey and black in all sections. Incorporation of shiny red bars at the head, neck, back and wing-coverts as well as brown bars on the secondaries.

HEN PLUMAGE: Barred very light gray and black in all sections. At the black bars there are small brown spots which are absentees at the tail, primaries of the wings and on the lower part of the secondaries rachis. At the head and neck appears brown golden bars

Defects
Irregularity in barring is not to be considered a defect — The dark and light bars should stop short of pure white or black — Lacing and Feathers — Solid white feathers in primaries — White in main sickles.